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Truck giveaway, gameday fun and more at Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant
September 9, 2025

Kick off fall with football watch parties, concerts in September
DURANT, Okla. (Sept. 9, 2025)- Spend September at Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant, where you can enjoy watch parties, concerts, and have the chance to win a 2025 Ford F-150.
Sports at The League
A state-of-the-art sports bar, The League features an over-100-foot TV wall, as well as wraparound TVs at the bar, making it the perfect place for gameday fun.
Guests can participate in college or NFL Pick ‘Em all season long for a chance to win $10 in free play or try their hand at Pigskin Pick ‘Em. The guest with the most correct picks each week in Pigskin Pick ‘Em will win $500 in free play, and the guest with the most correct picks over the course of the season will win $1,000 in free play.
The League is also home of fight nights, including Saturday, Sept. 13’s UFC Noche: Diego Lopes vs. Jean Silva. Fights begin at 1 p.m. with the main event starting at 5 p.m.
The League will be serving Rivalry ‘Ritas for $12 each, featuring the Mango Blitz ‘Rita and the Boomer Rock N ‘Rita.
The District’s 10-Year Anniversary
The District is celebrating its 10-year anniversary all month long with fun specials for the whole family.
Guests can purchase an hour of bowling for just $10, not including shoe rentals. If you bowl a strike with the gold pin in the head position, you’ll win a free 10-year anniversary t-shirt. Commemorative t-shirts are also available for purchase for $10, and 32-ounce commemorative cups are $6.
Guests can also purchase a $10 arcade card and receive $10 in promo cash all month long.
The District Cinema will have all the hottest releases, including Freakier Friday, Caught Stealing and The Conjuring: Last Rites. Enjoy a discounted movie on Tuesday nights with $5 tickets.
Gas Monkey Garage Giveaway
Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant will be giving away multiple 2025 Ford F-150s in September as part of the Gas Monkey Giveaway.
On Saturdays from now until Sept. 27, guests can win a share of $1.4 million and a 2025 F-150. Every Saturday until Sept. 20, there will be drawings for $25,000 at 6 p.m., $10,000 hourly from 7-11 p.m. and a $25,000 drawing at midnight followed by a drawing for a 2025 F-150 Tremor. On Saturday, Sept. 27, drawing times and amounts will remain the same, but the 1 a.m. drawing will be for a custom 2025 F-150 designed by Gas Monkey Garage’s Richard Rawlings.
The Gas Monkey customized truck is a loaded F150, 4-door, black-on-black, 4 x4. Customization includes:
- Leveled suspension and added 2.5-inch body lift
- Rough Country® wheels
- General Grabber tires
- Rough Country® shocks, for ride handling
- MagnaFlow dual exhaust system
- Wilwood brake package
- LED lighting package
- Alcantara suede and leather combination interior package
- Rough Country® Tailgate Assist
- Steel bumper with Rough Country® fog and spotlights and tow hooks
“We’ve been working with Choctaw for several months to create this custom Ford F150, using the best parts available and creating a truck that looks good on the highway,” said Rawlings, owner of Gas Monkey Garage. “This giveaway is a chance to win a one-of-a-kind Gas Monkey vehicle.”
Choctaw Grand Theater – Entertainment
September is full of entertainment at the three-time Academy of Country Music award winning Choctaw Grand Theater.
Old Dominion, a 10-time ACM winner, is headed to Durant for two shows on Friday, Sept. 12 and Saturday, Sept. 13. Tickets start at $99 and can be purchased here.
Tulsa natives Hanson will take the stage on Friday, Sept. 19. The group rose to fame as a teen pop group in the ‘90s with hits like “MMMBop.” Tickets start at $42.20 and can be purchased here.
Following Hanson, the Turnpike Troubadours will be at the Choctaw Grand Theater on Saturday, Sept. 20 . The show is sold out, but verified resale tickets are available.
The month will close out with a bang, with three nights of shows. Lamb of God with Power Trip and Frozen Soul will perform on Thursday, Sept. 25 followed by two-time ACM winner Jamey Johnson on Friday, Sept. 26. Flatland Cavalry and THEBROSFRESH will finish out the weekend on Saturday, Sept. 27.
To see all the acts coming to the Choctaw Grand Theater stage, click here.
About Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Okla.
Located an hour north of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Choctaw Casino & Resort – Durant is a AAA Four Diamond casino resort, entertainment and convention destination in southeastern Oklahoma. The casino has more than 7,400 slot machines, table games, a poker room, and a large non-smoking casino. The resort offers more than 100,000 square feet of meeting and convention space and seats more than 3,000 at the Academy of Country Music (ACM) award-winning Grand Theater. The resort also includes more than 1,600 luxurious rooms and suites, 20 restaurants, 21 bars and lounges, six retail stores, two fitness centers, a spa, and two outdoor pools and a water park. The family-friendly District offers guests 20 bowling lanes, a 6-screen premier movie theater, 70 arcade games and dining options. Additionally, guests can enjoy the Choctaw RV Park located across from the casino. For more information, visit choctawcasinos.com.
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